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Offenbach
3: Myths and Legends
Prelude; Hello I'm Public Opinion (Orphée aux Enfers)
Sally Burgess (soprano) English National Opera Orchestra/Mark Elder La Belle Helene (Act 1, part 2)
Toulouse Capitole Chorus and Orchestra/ Michel Plesson
Overture: Barbe-Bleu
Philharmonia Orchestra/ Neville Marriner
Choeur du Palanquin; Légende de Barbe-Bleu (Barbe-Bleu)
Chorus and Orchestra of Radio France/Jean Doussard Orphée aux Enfers (Act 4)
Toulouse Capitole Chorus and Orchestra/
Michel Plasson. Records

Contributors

Soprano:
Sally Burgess
Unknown:
Michel Plesson
Unknown:
Neville Marriner
Unknown:
Michel Plasson.
Hélène:
Jessye Norman (sop)
Paris:
John Aler (tenor)
Menelas:
Charles Burles (tenor)
Agamemnon:
Gabriel Bacquier (bass)
Calchas:
Jean-Philippe Lafont (bar)
Oreste:
Collette Alliot-Lugaz (mezzo)
Achille:
Jacques Loreau (tenor)
Ajax I:
Roger Trentin (tenor)
Ajax 2:
Gerard Desroches (bar)
Princess Hermia:
Monique Shot (soprano)
Prince Saphir:
Bernard Alvy (tenor)
Count Oscar:
Rene Terrasson (bass)
Public opinion:
Jane Rhodes (mezzo)
Eurydice:
Mady Mesple (sop)
Orpheus:
Michel Senechal(tenor)
Pluto:
Charles Burles (tenor)
Cupid:
Rene Berbie (mezzo)
Jupiter:
Michel Trempont (bar)
Diane:
Michele Pena (sop)
Source: Radio Times

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